There are several options for the type of implant you can have, including:

• Silicone breast implants (filled with silicone gel) are the most popular. They are form-stable implants (often called “gummy bear implants”) that feel most similar to natural breast tissue and maintain their shape even when the implant is broken
• Saline breast implants (filled with sterile salt water)
• Fat transfer (fat cells are removed from other areas of your body and injected into your breasts)

It is important to remember that even today’s high-quality breast implants may only last about 15-20 years and that future surgery may be required to replace either one or both of the implants.

Dimensional breast augmentation is designed to consistently achieve the most natural–looking result so you won’t look disproportionate or “plastic.” Our breast surgeons’ keen artistic eye complements this formula, offering you a custom surgical experience from your initial consultation through recovery. 

Dimensional breast augmentation is a method based on the measurements of your original, pre-surgery body contour and your desired outcome based on the following variables:

• Height
• Weight
• Breast width
• Breast height
• Distance between nipple and breastfold
• Desired cup size to determine the most suitable implant size, type, and specific surgical technique

With dimensional breast augmentation, you will enjoy an improvement that is a pleasing enhancement to the harmonious proportions of your overall body contours. It has improved the rate of satisfaction considerably for our patients. You’ll be less confused about what implant size to get and less hesitant about your surgery.

There are several important issues to consider with breast augmentation surgery. Breast augmentation surgery is a procedure that can produce very desirable results for the right candidates. However, you should be aware that each patient’s body can accommodate different types and sizes of implants.

This means the size of implants appropriate for your body may be limited. During your consultation, your doctor will listen to your needs and goals and be honest about what is possible and recommended for your unique physique.

The Keller Funnel, also called the “No-Touch Technique,” is a single-use medical device that is designed to make the insertion of cohesive gel silicone breast implants easier due to an internal hydrophilic coating that becomes very slippery when wet. It can be used for textured or smooth implant surfaces.

The implant is passed from its sterile container directly into the Keller Funnel and then slides through it into the space created inside the breast. In this way, the implant never touches the surgeon’s gloved hands or the skin of the patient’s breast, which is known as the “No Touch Technique.”

The Keller Funnel is believed to reduce the risk of capsular contracture, although the risk of capsular contracture is already extremely low for our patients—only 1%, which is exponentially lower than the current average of 10%-25%!

Once the incision is made, space is created for the implant, called the Pocket.

There are three options for pocket placement:

1. Under the breast and chest muscle (called Subpectoral) – this is most commonly used in women with minimal breast tissue for a more natural result
2. Under the breast itself (Submammary and Subfascial) – recommended for women with droopiness or those who want a rounder look.

A Toronto breast augmentation can provide the following benefits:

• Feel sexier and more attractive.
• Enjoy wearing the clothes you’ve always wanted to wear, and know that you look great in them without a padded bra.
• Turn heads at the beach.
• Look more feminine or reclaim lost femininity.
• Be admired for your improved body contour.
• Do not be embarrassed about the asymmetry of your breasts.
• Replace the volume lost from pregnancy and breastfeeding.
• Have a body you can feel fantastic about.

The best candidate for breast augmentation surgery is fairly fit and generally healthy. Meeting these basic physical requirements ensures that your body can handle this elective surgery and that you will recover quickly afterward. If you have recently given birth, you should have finished breastfeeding at least three months before the consultation so that your breasts will have settled into their post-baby size and shape.

We do not believe in the “one size fits all” approach to breast augmentation. Each and every patient is treated as a unique individual to deliver the best possible outcome for their particular situation. To achieve a highly satisfying outcome, a sophisticated technique known as dimensional breast augmentation is used for the most natural-looking breast implants.

It is important that you are informed about the surgery and have realistic expectations about what breast augmentation can accomplish for you. During the initial consultation at Edelstein Cosmetic in Toronto, ON, your surgeon will assess your state of health and suitability for this procedure.

Your breast augmentation procedure will vary depending on which type of breast implants you are receiving, but regardless of which one is a part of your plan, you will begin by meeting with your surgeon to discuss your surgical plan in case you have any last-minute questions and/or concerns and have your breasts marked for the procedure in privacy. You will then come to the OR, and an anesthetist will administer your general anesthesia to provide you with a more comfortable experience. 

After you are asleep, the surgeon will make incisions hidden in your natural creases and folds to minimize visible scarring. Some incision placement options include:

• In the breast crease (inframammary incision)
• In the armpit (transaxillary incision)
• Around the areola (periareolar incision)

There are a few options for where your breast implants can be inserted, but most commonly, they are placed under the pectoral muscle or directly behind the breast tissue, but over the pectoral muscle.

Once finished with the implant, your surgeon will close the incisions using layered sutures in the breast tissue to provide extra support and then close the external skin incisions with absorbable sutures.

On average, an augmentation should take about 1 to 1.5 hours without any complications.

You will most likely want to recover from your breast augmentation surgery and return to your normal schedule as quickly as possible. The faster, the better, and the sooner you’ll be able to see your results, which is why we perform rapid recovery breast augmentation. The rapid recovery technique has allowed many of our patients to return to normal, non-strenuous activities within a short period.

We seek to make your recovery as quick as possible by doing the following:

• We prescribe proactive medications to prepare your body before surgery even begins.
• We minimize the amount of time you spend under anesthesia, thereby decreasing recovery issues associated with its use (e.g., nausea and/or vomiting).
• We perform the surgery delicately and with a bloodless technique. This leads to less tissue trauma, inflammation, and bleeding, and it also reduces pain and complications, particularly capsular contracture. Less risk of capsular contracture means our patients do not routinely do post-operative massage, which can be uncomfortable.
• We select proportionally sized implants with dimensional planning.
• We minimize the use of medical devices (like drainage tubes).

No post-surgery massage is needed for “no massage breast augmentation.”

Less risk of capsular contracture means that our patients do not routinely do post-operative massage. Massage usually starts one week after surgery, when everything is still raw inside. Massage may increase the risk of bleeding and, therefore, capsular contracture!

As a result, you’ll only need to perform a massage after your breast augmentation if it is recommended, which is very rare. We will still monitor you during the initial recovery period. If it seems that one breast is not softening normally, massage may be recommended.